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The Making of Scientific Management : Volume 1, Thirteen Pioneers; Volume 2, Management in British Industry; Volume 3, the Hawthorne Investigations
by Urwick, L.; Brech, E. F. L
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: Management Publications Trust, 1945. RARE First Edition, First Printing set of all 3 volumes in Urwick and Brech's classic series. Volume 1, published 1945, Near Fine, small area of discoloration to rear board, in a Very Good dust jacket, chipped at the edges. Volumes 2 and 3 are both lacking dust jackets. Volume 2, published 1946, Very Good, spine faded, prior owner stamp front end page, light foxing to end pages. Volume 2 has 3 fold-out charts, all Fine. Volume 3, published 1948, Very Good, gilt titles at spine rubbed and unreadable, endpages browned, half-title page corner clipped. All 3 volumes are unmarked, except for the stamp in Vol. 2. None of these First Edition, First Printing volumes are currently available in collectible condition, the set is RARE. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005042
- Title
- The Making of Scientific Management : Volume 1, Thirteen Pioneers; Volume 2, Management in British Industry; Volume 3, the Hawthorne Investigations
- Author
- Urwick, L.; Brech, E. F. L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Management Publications Trust
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Economics;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
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- Jacket
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